News Release: National Party struggles to find a candidate in Cowper.

It is incredible to think that they can’t find an acceptable candidate for a seat they have held for 97 out of the last 99 years.

Nominations to be candidate for the National Party closed today (Friday, 21 September 2018 at 5 pm).

However, the Nationals have decided to keep the nomination period open, until December.

The outgoing member announced on 8 August 2018 that he was departing. Six weeks on; the National Party can’t come up with anyone they’re happy to win.

This defies belief. The National Party thinks they can just waltz up to the election and win it. Taking the electorate for granted has hit a stratospheric level.

Today we have learned that no one is good enough in the eyes of the party leadership to be a good candidate.

It speaks volumes about the state of the National Party in this part of the world.

Where’s the “hard-working community leaders“ they said they wanted? Where’s the succession planning? Where’s the management? All we got today was a room full of empty chairs.

You can hardly blame anyone good for not wanting to put their hand up. The government is in disarray and behind in the polls. The Nationals are on the nose in regional Australia and there are rumblings about the party leadership. Who would want to join this rabble, particularly with Barnaby Joyce circling the leadership.

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Acknowledgement of country

Labor acknowledges the Gumbaynggirr,Dunghutti and Birpai peoples, the traditional custodians of the land in and around the federal division of Cowper. We pay respect to elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal people.